Fight Path: Michael Imperato continues climb from controversy over denied UFC shot

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:41:57 +0000

Michael Imperato Michael Imperato was so new to competition that he looked at the container of espresso his mother had made, the one meant for his entire team, and thought it might all be for him. He needed energy. It was years ago, when he was just in his teens, and he was entering his first grappling tournament. His weight cut went badly (something else new to him), and he desperately needed energy.

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Fight Path: With MMA roots around him, Trevor Ward sees big move in future

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 May 2015 18:51:41 +0000

Trevor Ward Even though Trevor Ward had been around his stepfather’s MMA training and gyms since he was 5 years old, by the time he went to college, he had split from the sport. His mother’s divorce from his stepfather made him focus more on soccer, and he was good enough to earn a spot on the team at Robert Morris University. But after his freshman year there, the Springfield, Ill., native missed the training and the gyms. His former stepfather, Scott Ward (a former pro fighter and promoter in the Springfield area), invited him to return to training to see how it felt. Within two months, Ward took his first fight.

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Fight Path: Michael Imperato continues climb from controversy over denied UFC shot

Fight Path: With MMA roots around him, Trevor Ward sees big move in future